Finger training rock climbing reddit. Hi guys, as the title asks, does anyone have any tips on how to improve my finger strength? I love climbing but my fingers ache so much after a few climbs. I am planning to start finger training, and I'm wondering how I can supplement my climbing with finger training without it getting in the way of actual climbing. I'm debating between two methods: hangboard + weights vs arm lifts using a small edge with added weight. Have any of you tried both these methods? I'd appreciate your experiences, insights, and any On climbing days my fingers have started feel fantastic, if I didn't have time during the day I do it as my warm up paired with recruitment pulls. Max finger strength is your ability to grab a hold for five to 10 seconds. On the day after climbing days , usually my fingers feel destroyed/sore, and I always feel a lot better doing the routine. I think this is likely true from a statistical sense. Dedicated to increasing all our knowledge about how to better improve at our sport. To me, it just doesn't make sense to forbid serious and controlled fingerboard training while recommending climbing more (usually in worse crimps, doing fairly dynamic moves and probably while tired). I also have short pinkies, but when watching back some of my climbing videos about 50% of my full crimps have flexed pinkies. But since every grip i trained normally doesn’t use a flexed pinky (half crimp, open, 3 finger drag) it seemed worthwhile to train it. Check it out! Finger training Hello. How to improve finger strength. Thanks! r/griptraining is a super knowledgable community and has a section in the sidebar specifically addressing grip training for climbing. I'm not looking for rapid results or anything. Just looking for safe and reliable ways to train the fingers. Reddit's rock climbing training community. Hello climbing community! I'm seeking your input on optimizing finger strength training. . What is an efficient way to train finger strength for a climbing beginner who has a decent amount of pulling strength from Callisthenics (1. any tips on how to increase grip strength? Something i can do while im not climbing? thanks For me, training (off the ground lifts) full crimps with a flexed pinky has helped my performance immensely. MembersOnline • eheath23 ADMIN MOD Mar 26, 2025 ยท Fingers of steel are the foundation of harder climbing. The crux of the "climbing as primarily a strength sport" idea is that most people can acquire the climbing skill over enough time to climb hard (lets say V-double digit) but many fewer people will be able to build that appropriate amount of elite finger and hand strength. 62x BW 1rm chinup and working on OAC) ? Hi all, I recently got into bouldering and I'm having lots of fun! But the thing that holds me back from this is my fingers and forearm gets tired too fast. As long as you have a solid base of climbing experience (climbers just starting out will find maximum benefit from just climbing), finger strength training is an excellent addition to a climber’s training regimen. Both target finger and grip strength, but I'm curious about their comparative effectiveness for climbing. vtqz dvov icqdn oxat ygrlyp wmjx zkfhfq aew wffvulm xseytb
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